National Night Out will be observed throughout Hays County on Tuesday, Oct. 1, and both the Kyle City Council and the Hays County Sheriff’s Office have endorsed the community-based crime prevention effort. The event is meant to increase awareness about law enforcement programs in communities includi...

By Anita Miller With the exception of the county judge and commissioners, Hays County’s elected officials will be getting a pay raise of five percent according to the FY 2020 budget approved Tuesday by the commissioners court. The budget also brings the salaries of constables in precincts 2 and 5 in...

By Camelia Juarez The transfer of prisoners from Hays County to the Travis County Jail was approved late last month, but not without concerns over the actual cost. Travis County officials estimated the cost to keep an inmate for one day would be $110. By an unanimous vote, Travis County Commissioner...

While major county elections are still more than a year away, two incumbents are planning to toss their hats into the ring. Hays County Pct. 1 Commissioner Debbie Ingalsbe and Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler both announced recently they plan to seek reelection to their positions. So far, the duo are...

Federal authorities are joining a multi-party investigation that originated in Hays County of a man suspected of producing, distributing and possessing child pornography. While FBI officials have issued a 52-count indictment against Luann Fabric Campos Leao Hida, 25, of Lakeway, authorities fear the...

High dollar figures, both in campaign contributions and expenditures, highlight a trio of Hays County Commissioner races as six total candidates sprint toward the finish line. All told, candidates raked in a combined $80,000-plus in contributions and spent $44,000-plus in expenses from July 1 to Sep...

Continued issues with overcapacity at the Hays County Jail is leading officials to work with a neighboring county to solve the problem.  On Sept. 25, Hays County Commissioners passed an interlocal cooperation agreement between Hays County and Caldwell County for housing inmates in the neighboring ja...

After three hours of tense deliberation Friday, members of a nine-person Hays County Salary Grievance committee unanimously approved raising the pay for three county constables to $74,000 a year.  The move came after Precinct 1 Constable David Peterson, Precinct 3 Constable Ray Helm and Precinct 4 C...

A former Hays County Commissioner vying for the county judge seat is starting to pull away from opponents when it comes to political spending and contributions. Will Conley, an uncontested Republican candidate in the race for county judge, collected $125,801 in campaign contributions from July-Decem...

An “ambush” is how authorities described an incident between a suspect and law enforcement in Wimberley Friday that left one Hays County Sheriff’s deputy wounded and a man dead. At approximately 3:47 a.m. Friday, the Hays County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call about a possible male suspect ...